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Here's how and where to spot bald eagles through the winter in East Texas

Now is the 'best time of the year' to see the national bird.

LONGVIEW, Texas — In 2002, country music star Aaron Tippin released the hit song “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly.”

That place could be East Texas, a region known for its patriotic people — and its bald eagles. And for eagle-eyed avian enthusiasts, there’s no time like the present to pursue them.

October through January is the breeding period for the remarkable raptors that reside in the region, and migratory eagles are making their way south through the Pineywoods. That means more eagles have infiltrated the area.

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